Drawing is everything to me. I work with a narrative, my work tells a story. I like stories that have intimate yet larger community implications. I often think of my work in terms of parables. I am often inspired by literature, poetry mostly, and I sometimes turn to stories that I grew up with, as well as stories that are revealed to me through life in DC and my former work as a counselor in a community mental health clinic.
The exploration of character and personal narratives is of endless interest to me. As are contemporary humanist / social justice issues such as isolation, homelessness, hunger, trauma, connection. And personal, internal themes such as the distances between us, reflection, watching, waiting, forgiving, grieving, pausing to look and listen.
I usually work with large paper, vellum, and cardboard, often in multiple panels like the pages of a book, using pencil, color pencil, and chalk because they evoke writing and narration. Each panel stands on its own; together, a larger narrative emerges.
The result, I hope, is thoughtful, intriguing, accessible, and human.
